traffic cone

traffic cone
noun
: a conical marker used on a road or highway (as for indicating an area under repair)

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traffic cone noun
A plastic cone used for guiding diverted traffic
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Main Entry:traffic

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traffic cone UK US noun [countable] [singular traffic cone plural traffic cones]
an orange pointed object put on a road to keep traffic away, for example while the road is being repaired
Thesaurus: road and traffic signals and crossingshyponym

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noun, pl ⋯ cones [count]
: a brightly colored plastic cone that is placed on a road to warn drivers not to drive too close to an area where work is being done, an accident has occurred, etc.

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ˈtraffic cone f17 [traffic cone] noun
= cone

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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